1. Once I stood in condemnation,
  Waiting thus the sinner's doom;
  Christ in death has wrought salvation,
  God has raised Him from the tomb.
  Once I was to God a stranger,
  Filled with enmity and fear;
  He has rescued me from danger,
  Love revealed and brought me near.
  He has rescued me from danger,
  Love revealed and brought me near.
2. Now I see in Christ's acceptance
  But the measure of my own;
  He who lay beneath my sentence,
  Seated high upon the Throne.
  Quickened, raised, and in Him seated,
  I a full deliverance know;
  Every foe has been defeated,
  Every enemy laid low,
  Every foe has been defeated,
  Every enemy laid low.
3. Now I have a life in union
  With the risen Lord above;
  Now I drink in sweet communion
  Some rich foretaste of His love.
  Soon, O Lord! in highest glory,
  All its vastness I'll explore;
  Soon I'll cast my crown before Thee,
  While I worship and adore,
  Soon I'll cast my crown before Thee,
  While I worship and adore.